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Shipment greatly required by food shop (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delivery

'shipment' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'greatly required by food shop' is the wordplay.
'greatly' becomes 'very'.
'required by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'food shop' becomes 'deli' ('deli' can be a synonym of 'food shop').
'very' after 'deli' is 'DELIVERY'.

(Other definitions for delivery that I've seen before include "Manner of making speech or bowling a ball" , "articulation" , "Act of giving birth" , "Shipment" , "Style of speaking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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